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    Zobah

    צוֹבָא

    Zobah was an Aramean kingdom northeast of Israel, conquered by David and later a source of opposition to Solomon .

    Where the story of Zobah happensWhere the gazetteer locates Zobah, framed to them: Zobah. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Zobah
    Where the gazetteer locates Zobah
    verses
    13
    first named
    1 Samuel 14:47
    last named
    2 Chronicles 8:3
    feature
    region

    Description

    Zobah in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Zobah, also referred to as Zobah-Hamath or Hamath-zobah, was an Aramean kingdom located northeast of Israel, in the region of modern-day Syria. During the reigns of Saul and David, the kings of Zobah were enemies of Israel (1Sa.14.47; 2Sa.8.3). David defeated Hadadezer, king of Zobah, and his Aramean allies (2Sa.8.5,12; 10:6,8; 1Ch.18.5,9; 19:6). One of David's mighty men, Igal, was from Zobah (2Sa.23.36). During Solomon's reign, Rezon of Zobah established himself as king in Damascus and became an adversary to Israel (1Ki.11.23). Solomon later conquered Hamath-zobah (2Ch.8.3). The exact extent and location of Zobah are uncertain, but it was likely situated in the region between Hamath and Damascus, possibly centered around the modern-day city of Homs in Syria.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    Took part in

    Stands in the same events as

    and 2 more, ordered by how many events they share.

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 13, across 5 books.

    1. 1 Samuel1 verse

      14:47

    2. 2 Samuel6 verses

      8:38:58:1210:610:823:36

    3. 1 Kings1 verse

      11:23

    4. 1 Chronicles4 verses

      18:318:518:919:6

    5. 2 Chronicles1 verse

      8:3

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Saul’s fightingAmmonAn ancient nation and its capital city, enemies of Israel.via Saul’s fightingEdomDescendants of Esau; enemy nation southeast of Israelvia Saul’s fightingFightingFighting is a concept gathering 40 labelled instances in the text.via Saul’s fightingMoabAncient kingdom east of the Dead Sea in Jordanvia Saul’s fightingPhilistiaAn ancient people and region in Canaanvia Saul’s fightingSaulFirst king of Israel, anointed by Samuel

    Where they appear

    What happened here

    Atlas's reading of each chapter this place appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

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